Apply for Feline Outreach Financial Assistance

Feline Outreach assists owners with unanticipated veterinary expenses rather than ongoing, routine care such as vaccinations. For assistance in spaying/neutering and vaccinations, we encourge owners to explore the availability of low cost clinics in your area that may be able to provide these services at a reduced cost.  Our goal is to help keep cats in homes.

• There are no specific geographical or financial criteria for applying for assistance.
• Applications will be considered based on the amount of assistance needed, and the applicant’s income and debt.
• Feline Outreach Inc. focuses on assistance for specific past or future expenditures rather than ongoing routine care.
• Financial assistance is generally paid directly to a veterinarian, pharmacy or other vendor.
• An interest-free loan option is available.
• Our funds are not restricted. All funds are available for
  general inquiries, assistance, education, etc. This enables us to grant assistance quickly in emergency cases, and to provide assistance to both caretakers with a large support network (such as an online forum) and caretakers without such support.
• For rescue organizations in need, an application should be provided, omitting income information, etc, and attaching veterinary bills and a copy of 501(c)(3) registration. Generally, the focus of our organization is on keeping cats in homes, rather than assisting with cats that do not have homes. However, funds permitting, we may be able to grant something in recognition for what you have done to assist homeless cats through your work.

We generally try to respond to requests for assistance within a few days of receipt of the application. In the meantime, please visit the Education section on our website for valuable information on caring for your cat.

You may want to join an online forum, depending on your cat’s condition. Some good online groups are included in the links on our Education page.

Download Financial Assistance Application          

If you would prefer a Microsoft Excel version of our application:
Download Excel Version of Financial Assistance Application

Please mail the Financial Assistance Application to:

Feline Outreach, Inc.
PO Box 6933
Traverse City, MI 49696

Applications may also be faxed to: 866-420-8449
or scanned and e-mailed to general@felineoutreach.org

Please be sure read all instructions at the bottom of application and include all requested documents.

Questions may be directed to: general@felineoutreach.org

An e-mail alerting us that you will be submitting an application is appreciated so we may provide assistance as quickly as possible.

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Feline Outreach Home-testing Incentive Program

Feline Outreach believes home-testing allows for the most effective management of feline diabetes. In recognition of caregivers who home-test, we have a special home-testing incentive program as part of our financial assistance. As a recipient of this program, the caregiver will receive:

• 250 (5 vials) blood glucose testing strips
• 200 lancets
• meter (if needed)

This program is for diabetic caregivers that are already dedicated to testing their cats' blood sugar levels at home. For caregivers of newly diagnosed cats, or caregivers new to home-testing, you may still be eligible for our "starter kit", which contains a meter, box of lancets, and a vial of 50 test strips. To apply for a "starter kit" provide us with a mailing address and proof of your cat's diabetes (veterinary bill/statement or receipt for insulin purchase).